Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 510 Please save a way out

After Zheng Shi said these words, he immediately felt much more relaxed, and his whole body felt completely clear from head to toe.

It was as if all the bad breath that had been accumulated for many years had been vomited out.

Just as he imagined, Chen Zhi's slightly flustered expression did not appear in front of Zheng Shi. Instead, there was a chuckle.

"If you are frustrated, you will be irritable and depressed. You will not have the will to strive for self-improvement, but only resentment. Now that you are proud, you have lost your bearings and don't know how to advance or retreat. Zheng Shi, it is really a wise choice for me to withdraw you from the position of captain. "

As soon as Chen Zhi said this, Zheng Shi's face suddenly turned as black as pig liver. He suppressed the anger in his heart and scolded: "At this time, you still don't know how to live and die, trying to use some words to try to win over me? Or do you want to? Think about how to deal with today’s incident.”

"You think this is a run," Chen Zhi shook his head, with a look of regret on his face, "You can't even see the situation clearly, and you can't distinguish the situation clearly. Among the people of your generation in the Zheng family, you are the most respected. It can be seen from this The decline of the clan has long been a foregone conclusion.”

At this time, Taigong Zheng said: "Mr. Chen, I hope you can make this clearer. No matter how downcast our Zheng family is, we are still a prominent family in this county. You will be the backbone of my Zheng family." What is your intention to arrest all the people here? I asked you to give an explanation, but what you said was just a conspiracy. Even if these are all true, you can arrest them? How old is I this year? The time for the court to respect the elderly has long passed, you have to think clearly about the consequences!"

"Seizing the wind and catching the shadow?" Chen Zhi smiled faintly, "Even you all know that the matter of catching the wind and catching the shadow is not enough. Since I dare to let people do it, I must be well prepared. Let me ask you, on the first day of August, Zheng Gong Where are you? What have you done?"

Such a huge turn of events made Taigong Zheng frown.

He knew that Zheng Gong was Zheng Shi's brother. He was working in the General's Mansion in Jixian County and was responsible for liaison with Wang Jun, the governor of the two states. In the past, he was not welcomed by Jixian County, but since Chen Zhi arrived, Wu Jie walked again, which finally attracted Zheng Gong's attention, and even Wang Jun met him several times in person.

But he knew that with Zheng Taigong's status, he could know the general situation, but he had no way of knowing the details. He really had no way of knowing who Zheng Gong met and what he did on the first day of August.

However, the old man didn't know it himself, but he knew that someone knew it, so he took advantage of the situation and looked at Zheng Lin and Zheng Shi, but what he saw was two faces with sharp expressions. The old man immediately knew that the situation was not good.

And Chen Zhi didn't wait for Zheng Taigong to understand, so he said first: "On the first day of August, in Qingjiao Lane, Jixian County, Zheng Gong, in the name of the Zheng family, contacted a group of Hu merchants in that city, but the Hu merchants appeared to be walking. A business traveler in the Central Plains and outside the Great Wall, but in fact it is a small tribe of Besai people. This family has often done things like looting houses, and often confuses most of the Xianbei to invade the Central Plains. Here, this tribe also invades from time to time, but there is a strange place..."

As Chen Zhi's words continued, Zheng Shi and Zheng Lin's expressions became increasingly grim, which also made the other Zheng family members realize that something was wrong.

"...Since the banditry of this family, they have almost been able to return with a full load. Not only will they not be arrested and wiped out by the court, but they will not even have the opportunity to meet them face to face. One of the main reasons for this is actually the merit of meticulous work, and this meticulous work Precisely disguised as a Hu merchant and a horse bandit, through these two completely different identities, understand the reality of Youzhou, so that the actions of the tribe can be more targeted, and at the same time..."

Hearing this, everyone in the Zheng family also realized the problem. Since Hu Shang was a spy from the Wesai tribe, why was Zheng Gong looking for this person at this time?I'm afraid there is some excuse left.But what is even more terrible is what Chen Zhi said next: "It is the nature of nature for herdsmen to wander and live in pursuit of water and grass. Materials are scarce and they covet the wealth of the Central Plains, which is also the right intention. However, in such a situation, It has also created a ferocious nature, so there is also the murderous thing, and this Wusai is no exception. Try to use the salt and iron of the Central Plains as the basis, and if you get it, you will do the ferocious thing for the people around you!"

To put it bluntly, this tribe is also engaged in the business of buying and killing people, but while others collect money from others and help them to eliminate disasters, they collect salt and iron and act accordingly.

"You're such a slanderer!" Zheng Shi's face was extremely ugly, but he still scolded him immediately, thinking about how to smooth this matter over and prevent others from seizing the excuse.

"You don't have to rush to deny it," Chen Zhi still looked unhurried, "Don't even think about how to smooth things over. When I sent people to arrest you, I had already sent people over to take care of the people who were heading to Jizhou. Several Hu businessmen intercepted and could be confronted face to face, not to mention..."

He has always had this expression since he set foot here, but as time goes by, everyone knows how terrifying this indifferent expression is, and the deadly words that are like sharp swords are spoken one after another. Erupted from the mouth.

This sentence is no exception. When they heard that he could capture the Hu people and confront them, all the Zhengs' expressions turned pale. Knowing that at this moment, even if they did not know about Zheng Gong's affairs in advance, they could tell from the expressions of Zheng Lin and Zheng Shi, This is indeed the case.

Each of these eyes looked towards the two Zhengs, with a hint of complaint. At the same time, they couldn't help but glance at Taigong Zheng, hoping that this elder could turn the tide again.

When they thought about it, if they could use enough power to settle the matter with the Hu people, Chen Zhi still had no evidence.

"Everyone, I think you don't need to waste your efforts," Chen Zhi saw through everyone's thoughts, "Even if there is no confrontation with the barbarians, this matter will still make the Zheng family miserable, because you want to move, but Salt and iron! Give it to the barbarians! Haven’t you thought about the consequences?”

Everyone was stunned at first, and then looked horrified.

The theory of salt and iron has existed since ancient times. It is a government exclusive business and is a strategic resource. Not to mention giving it to barbarians, but even ordinary people selling it privately is a direct violation of the laws of the dynasty.

It's just that the profit between the salt and iron is really astonishing. Even if it's just an ordinary sale, it can also create a huge wealth. How can the family let it go?
This is exactly the case for the Zheng family. The problem is that the Hu people are also involved in this matter, which is treason to the enemy. If they are really investigated, the Zheng family will not be able to escape defeat even if there are old people in it.

The members of the Zheng family understood the relationship, and of course they were terrified, but Chen Zhiwu said to himself: "Besides this, there are also the days of July 21st, June 22th, and May [-]nd..."

Every time he mentioned a date, the expressions of Zheng Taigong and others became ugly. After he finished speaking, the old grandpa stood up tremblingly from his seat and came to Chen Zhi, respectfully He saluted respectfully, and said in his mouth: "Your Excellency has a lot, and I hope you can let the Zheng family live!"

(End of this chapter)